Happy Birthday, Google! Sept. 27 has become the day Google honors its own anniversary. Technically on Sept. 4, 1998, Sergey Brin and Larry Page incorporated the company that would go on to become the world's largest search engine and offer products t...

It's hard to believe how long we've been instant messaging. The formerly ubiquitous AIM launched in 1997, and you've probably used a handful of services since registering your first screen name. For many of us, Google Talk, more affectionately known ...

Among its many uses and benefits, the Internet has transformed and simplified how people communicate with each other around the globe. In addition to email, instant messaging has played a large role in bringing people together. From ICQ to AIM, Googl...

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. As other instant messenger services fade into the background (sorry, AIM!)...

If you're one of the 425 million people who uses Gmail, chances are you've also experienced Google Talk, the company's peer-to-peer chat program. Specifically, millions of people rely on Google Talk's email chat, fondly known as Gchat. SEE ALSO: 10 K...

Your next video conferencing solution could be Biscotti. No, not the crescent-shaped cookie, but a $199 device that’s shaped like a Biscotti and is officially called "Biscotti TV Phone." It sits atop your HDTV and lets you make HD video calls to anyo...

AOL and Google have taken their instant messaging partnership to a new level with complete interoperability among AIM, Gmail and Google Talk. Gmail users have been able to access their AIM account through Google Talk since 2007, but AIM accounts coul...

Do you have GMail or GChat? Do you have a mobile phone on a major US wireless carrier? You may be in luck, then. The chat-to-SMS functionality that was rolled out a couple weeks ago, then hastily retracted, has been debuted on GMail and is available ...

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